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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1944
Page
10
High Point draft board announces postponement of inductions for men over 26 in essential work this month to preserve manpower for naval duties. Many under 26 will undergo pre induction exams, while some over 26 volunteers have been recorded.
Algiers radio said Brazil airmen officially join the Mediterranean air force aiding operations at the Anzio beach head in Italy.
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram urges residents to cleanup as weather finally clears. Morning announcements promise work while afternoons turned rainy. Today Fourth Ward crews collected trash and will return tomorrow with city trucks, offering free pickup to residents and even private hires if needed.
City Manager Roy S Braden announced a proposal to charge 15 cent bicycle license tags at a City Council meeting tomorrow night in City Hall. The council may also consider traffic ordinances. He said license tags aid recovery by registering owners and returning stolen or lost bicycles. A 25 cent option would register the bicycle and supply a small tag.
Two newborn babies believed to be twins were found abandoned in the vestibule of an apartment building in the Washington Heights district early today.
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Funeral services for Shirley Ellis Tucker a noted young businessman were held Wednesday at Koonce Funeral Home. Rev. Fesperman Hartzell and Williamson led the rites with music by Myrtle Allred and Dan Smith. Pallbearers included Raymond Clapp F R Hearne S D Clapp Coy J R Summers and C R Myers. Interment followed at Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum.
E. C. Jordon aged 27 of 709 Grace Street was arrested for abandonment and non support of wife Eunice Jordon and five children. W. D. Tarn 48 of 1202 Johnson Street was arrested on assault charges after allegedly striking a woman. G. W. Rice 38 of 509 East Green Street faces school law violation charges and is held on a $100 bond.
Funeral services were held for Robert FE Southard at First Methodist Church with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro. Joseph Oscar Cook died suddenly and services were set for Thursday at 2:30 pm from his East Green Street home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. George A Matton died at a local hospital with services at her Hillcrest Drive home at 4 pm conducted by Dr C Excelle Rozzelle.
Governor Broughton announces J Burton Wilder of Greensboro named to the board of architectural examination and registration for a term ending April 8 1949.
Davidson County Board of Elections announces registrars and Republican judges for May 27 primary across precincts. Registration opens April 29 and runs for three Saturdays. list includes Abbott Creek through Yadkin College with paired registrar and judge names.
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company directors meet in Winston-Salem to review the first quarter. Net deposits reach 200.6 million on March 31, up from 181.6 million a year earlier. loans rise from 36 million to 45 million. total resources stand at 210 million. The board declares a 50 cent dividend per share. executives note growth in government contract financing and plans to support postwar reconversion.
Building and repair permits totaling 1485 were issued this morning. Adams Millis Corp. received 1000 for a Piedmonton building on English Street, A Briles 105 for one room addition to a dwelling, Mrs. H. Gordon 611 English Street 100 for a fire escape, and A S Hazzard 2333 English Street 200 for a garage, wood and chicken shed.
Acadia Lodge 674 A F and A M announces a special communication for a Master Mason degree on Thursday April 15 at 7 30 P M Members and visitors are cordially invited by Master T Bennison to attend.
Roy Braden, city manager, comments on his appearance while a passerby woman asks him to clean her yard during a city cleanup effort. He declines, saying he already has plenty of work. He jokes he may look like a tramp when gardening.
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